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Privacy-Enhancing Technology Summit EU Agenda

Privacy-Enhancing Technology Summit Europe Returns 2024
27-28 February, 2024
London



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Tuesday, 27 Feb, 2024
8:30 - 9:20
Registration and networking
9:20 - 9:30
Welcome address
9:30 - 10:15

What, Which and How: Compare & Combine to Find the Right Solution Explore how integrating PETs and overcoming internal obstacles can improve company data strategies. Witness a comparison and merge of various PETs, then explore the results. Learn how to compare PETs and explore their combinations for end-to-end implementation. Analyse the differences between PETs like FHE vs TEE or MPC vs FL to find the best option for your organisation. Finally, work through factors like cost, benefit, and ROI to gain insight into the market's direction and what is needed to succeed. Enhance your expertise and take your data strategy to new heights.

Author:

Nigel Smart

Professor
KU Leuven

Smart received a BSc degree in mathematics from the University of Reading in 1989 and his PhD degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1992. Smart proceeded to work as a research fellow at the University of Kent, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Cardiff University until 1995. From 1995 to 1997, he was a lecturer at the University of Kent, and then spent three years at Hewlett-Packard from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2017 he was at the University of Bristol, where he founded the cryptology research group. From 2018 he has been based in the COSIC group at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Smart held a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award (2008-2013), and two ERC Advanced Grant (2011-2016 and 2016-2021). He was a director of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (2012-2014), and was elected Vice President for the period 2014-2016. In 2016 he was named as a Fellow of the IACR.

Smart carries out research on a wide variety of topics in cryptography. Smart is known for his work in elliptic curve cryptography. He has also worked on pairing-based cryptography contributing a number of algorithms such as the SK-KEM and the Ate-pairing. His work with Gentry and Halevi on performing the first large calculation using Fully Homomorphic Encryption won the IBM Pat Goldberg Best Paper Award for 2012. In the last decade he has worked on making secure multiparty computation practical.

In addition to his three years at HP Laboratories, Smart was a founder of the startup Identum, which was bought by Trend Micro in 2008. In 2013 he formed, with Yehuda Lindell, Unbound Security, a company deploying products based on multi-party computations. He is also the co-founder, along with Kenny Paterson, of the Real World Cryptography conference series.

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Nigel Smart

Professor
KU Leuven

Smart received a BSc degree in mathematics from the University of Reading in 1989 and his PhD degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1992. Smart proceeded to work as a research fellow at the University of Kent, the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Cardiff University until 1995. From 1995 to 1997, he was a lecturer at the University of Kent, and then spent three years at Hewlett-Packard from 1997 to 2000. From 2000 to 2017 he was at the University of Bristol, where he founded the cryptology research group. From 2018 he has been based in the COSIC group at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Smart held a Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award (2008-2013), and two ERC Advanced Grant (2011-2016 and 2016-2021). He was a director of the International Association for Cryptologic Research (2012-2014), and was elected Vice President for the period 2014-2016. In 2016 he was named as a Fellow of the IACR.

Smart carries out research on a wide variety of topics in cryptography. Smart is known for his work in elliptic curve cryptography. He has also worked on pairing-based cryptography contributing a number of algorithms such as the SK-KEM and the Ate-pairing. His work with Gentry and Halevi on performing the first large calculation using Fully Homomorphic Encryption won the IBM Pat Goldberg Best Paper Award for 2012. In the last decade he has worked on making secure multiparty computation practical.

In addition to his three years at HP Laboratories, Smart was a founder of the startup Identum, which was bought by Trend Micro in 2008. In 2013 he formed, with Yehuda Lindell, Unbound Security, a company deploying products based on multi-party computations. He is also the co-founder, along with Kenny Paterson, of the Real World Cryptography conference series.

10:15 - 11:00

As data becomes more valuable, it's important for data scientists to leverage privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) while ensuring the integrity of their results through appropriate legal and governance frameworks, including audits. However, it's also crucial for PETs to be made more accessible to non-technical users. To make PETs work effectively, all players, from legal compliance to security teams, must come together. It's also important to focus less on technology and more on enabling value across different functions.

While the digitisation of information continues to grow, organisations must be strategic about preserving privacy. Regulations, governance, and policies are all at the forefront of standardising data collaboration practices. While they may differ by nation, industry, or even project type or scope, data-driven enterprise customers understand the importance of these standards. To stay on top of developments in the PETs landscape, it's important for data-driven enterprises to understand how it has changed, how it will evolve, and what the top priorities should be.

Author:

John Bowman

Chief Privacy Office - AI Ethics Market Strategy Lead
IBM

John Bowman, joined IBM’s Chief Privacy Office in October 2022 with a primary mission to deliver client success and drive growth in IBM, including advising on enhancements to support regulatory compliance, helping to create a deployment framework, and commercialisation of select CPO assets.  Previously, John was a Senior Principal in Promontory, a Business Unit of IBM Consulting, having joined the company in 2014. John’s client engagements included managing privacy change programmes, preparing applications for Binding Corporate Rules, helping organisations prepare for regulatory audits, and advising on issues of risk, compliance, and public policy. Prior to joining Promontory, John worked at the UK Ministry of Justice where he was Head of EU and International Data Protection Policy. In this role, he served as the UK government’s lead negotiator on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). John served on the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) European Advisory Board 2019-2020 and has over 25 articles published on privacy-related topics.

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John Bowman

Chief Privacy Office - AI Ethics Market Strategy Lead
IBM

John Bowman, joined IBM’s Chief Privacy Office in October 2022 with a primary mission to deliver client success and drive growth in IBM, including advising on enhancements to support regulatory compliance, helping to create a deployment framework, and commercialisation of select CPO assets.  Previously, John was a Senior Principal in Promontory, a Business Unit of IBM Consulting, having joined the company in 2014. John’s client engagements included managing privacy change programmes, preparing applications for Binding Corporate Rules, helping organisations prepare for regulatory audits, and advising on issues of risk, compliance, and public policy. Prior to joining Promontory, John worked at the UK Ministry of Justice where he was Head of EU and International Data Protection Policy. In this role, he served as the UK government’s lead negotiator on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). John served on the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) European Advisory Board 2019-2020 and has over 25 articles published on privacy-related topics.

Author:

Joanne Biggadike

Deputy Head of Data UK
DUAL Group
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Joanne Biggadike

Deputy Head of Data UK
DUAL Group

Author:

Antonio Rocha

Data Protection Expert
Council of Europe
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Antonio Rocha

Data Protection Expert
Council of Europe
11:00 - 11:45
Networking break
11:45 - 12:30

There is the importance of having all stakeholders on board, from legal compliance to security teams, to ensure the effective implementation of privacy-enhancing technologies. There must be an emphasis that technology obstacles are common in two-sided marketplaces, where one party may be more familiar with the technology involved than others, causing pilot projects to fail at early stages. In order to solve these problems, there needs to be a focus shift from solely on technology and more on enabling value across different functions. Learn more about the organisational hurdles for implementing PETs and how cross-functional collaboration can overcome them.

Author:

Elli Papageorgiou

Senior Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection
Mastercard

Elli is a privacy and data protection professional working in the technology and payments industry, with a strong academic background. She has been advising on various privacy topics including biometric authentication, digital identity, data analytics and anonymization. Currently working with Mastercard's Data and Services business unit providing privacy by design advice on innovative data solutions. Admitted to practice law in New York and Athens, Greece.

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Elli Papageorgiou

Senior Counsel, Privacy and Data Protection
Mastercard

Elli is a privacy and data protection professional working in the technology and payments industry, with a strong academic background. She has been advising on various privacy topics including biometric authentication, digital identity, data analytics and anonymization. Currently working with Mastercard's Data and Services business unit providing privacy by design advice on innovative data solutions. Admitted to practice law in New York and Athens, Greece.

Author:

Jovan Powar

Privacy and Security Researcher
Alan Turing Institute
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Jovan Powar

Privacy and Security Researcher
Alan Turing Institute
12:30 - 1:15

Delve into the newest guidelines and reports from esteemed authorities such as FCA, ICO, OFCOM, CDEI, NIST and The Royal Society and discuss the use of aggregation techniques to share data, encryption using PETs, and how automation is enhancing technology. International developments of privacy-enhancing technologies are becoming increasingly popular, as regulators worldwide promote their adoption. Get a glimpse of how industries are responding to this change by investing in PETs and leveraging their benefits. Can PETs build trust with customers and stakeholders, which is becoming increasingly important in today's data-driven world? How are companies working with experts in data science to ensure they're implementing PETs correctly and managing the associated risks? Guidelines express that technologies allow companies to protect sensitive data while still using it to drive innovation and growth, so what is next in the world of data optimisation?

Learn about the standards of PETs practice authorities such as NIST and ISO, and the privacy by design and anonymisation standards.

Author:

Pavle Avramović

Emerging Tech & Research
Financial Conduct Authority
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Pavle Avramović

Emerging Tech & Research
Financial Conduct Authority

Author:

Dr Ismini Psychoula

Senior Technical Advisor – Machine Learning, PETs, & Trustworthy AI
OFCOM
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Dr Ismini Psychoula

Senior Technical Advisor – Machine Learning, PETs, & Trustworthy AI
OFCOM
1:15 - 2:45
Lunch and networking
2:45 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:15

Author:

Bilal Husein

Data Analyst
Roche

Doing science, selling science.

Go-to expert within Roche Pharmaceuticals when in need for inspiration on data solutions for real problems.

I bring a touch of marketing to the pragmatic field of data science - then put together teams of scientists, analysts & engineers to deliver products.

I believe in making data science self-service on the long run.

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Bilal Husein

Data Analyst
Roche

Doing science, selling science.

Go-to expert within Roche Pharmaceuticals when in need for inspiration on data solutions for real problems.

I bring a touch of marketing to the pragmatic field of data science - then put together teams of scientists, analysts & engineers to deliver products.

I believe in making data science self-service on the long run.

3:15 - 3:30
3:30 - 3:45
3:45 - 4:00
4:00 - 4:20
Refreshment break
4:20 - 4:35
4:35 - 4:50
4:50 - 5:10
5:10 - 5:25
5:25 - 7:00
Wednesday, 28 Feb, 2024
9:00 - 9:30
Registration and networking
9:30 - 10:00

There is brewing curiosity about how advertising manages to break through the third-party problem despite privacy concerns. Discuss the significant risks that signal loss poses for both advertisers and publishers if ads cannot be shown on platforms. Explore how technology takes precedence over privacy concerns when new parties join conversations about advertising partnerships, even within large marketplaces like Magnite. Is the key to breaking through the third-party problem lie in a high enough financial incentive? 

10:00 - 10:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
10:45 - 11:30
Networking break
11:30 - 12:15

When assessing the value of your data, it's important to consider the business aspect. Use this healthcare-business example to optimise your own business outlook, consider changing your mindset about data and viewing it as an opportunity rather than a risk.

Sharing technical information about a drug is crucial, but it's equally important to communicate and promote its value. In healthcare, data feedback on a drug's performance and potential strategies to enhance its market reach can provide businesses with valuable insights beyond drug development.

Author:

Lawrence Lundy-Bryan

Partner, Research
Lunar Ventures
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Lawrence Lundy-Bryan

Partner, Research
Lunar Ventures

Author:

Bilal Husein

Data Analyst
Roche

Doing science, selling science.

Go-to expert within Roche Pharmaceuticals when in need for inspiration on data solutions for real problems.

I bring a touch of marketing to the pragmatic field of data science - then put together teams of scientists, analysts & engineers to deliver products.

I believe in making data science self-service on the long run.

... read more

Bilal Husein

Data Analyst
Roche

Doing science, selling science.

Go-to expert within Roche Pharmaceuticals when in need for inspiration on data solutions for real problems.

I bring a touch of marketing to the pragmatic field of data science - then put together teams of scientists, analysts & engineers to deliver products.

I believe in making data science self-service on the long run.

12:15 - 1:00

Explore how private enhancing technologies must be used within an appropriate legal and governance framework. There is an importance of adhering to fully transparent privacy notices (Articles 12/13) to ensure that organisations can hold data securely. Delve into the challenges of finding a lawful basis under both the Data Protection Act and Common law for any movement of data. What are the common compliance matters affecting PETs use cases (e.g., data localisation, consent obligations, data minimisation)? Are there ambiguities around compliance conditions e.g., what constitutes 'effective anonymisation'? How can organisations and regulators work together to untangle these ambiguities?  Finally, examine the value of anonymisation and the identifiability spectrum from the perspective of PETs.

Author:

Odvar A. Bjerkholt

Principal Lawyer - Data & Digital Transformation
BT Group
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Odvar A. Bjerkholt

Principal Lawyer - Data & Digital Transformation
BT Group
1:00 - 2:15
Lunch and networking
2:15 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:15
3:15 - 4:15
Afternoon Networking Break
4:15 - 4:45
4:45 - 5:15

Synthetic data technology is becoming increasingly popular among companies. It allows them to create new products and services and refine existing ones in a safe and cost-effective way. The synthetic data landscape is constantly evolving, and it is essential for companies to build AI toolboxes they can trust.  However, there is considerable tension regarding generative AI, and regulated enterprises need to ensure that their AI toolbox can be audited, understood, and explained.

Synthetic data can play an important role in achieving an efficient toolbox. It offers a safe and cost-effective way to test and refine products and services by generating data that mirrors real-world scenarios.  With applications ranging from mitigating data-sharing risks to improving real-world data quality, synthetic data is a powerful tool for enterprises looking to stay ahead of the curve. The upcoming OFCOM report will provide further insights into the benefits and challenges of synthetic data, helping companies stay competitive in the market.

Author:

David Pollington

Head of Research
Bloc Ventures
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David Pollington

Head of Research
Bloc Ventures

Author:

Iker Perez Lopez

Principal Research Scientist
Featurespace
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Iker Perez Lopez

Principal Research Scientist
Featurespace
5:15 - 6:00

Working together and sharing information can enhance efficiency and uncover untapped opportunities, allowing for the full potential of data-sharing to be realised. However, data is often kept isolated and restricted in order to prevent it from being compromised and to comply with various regulations. Professionals will share their experiences on how they have improved collaboration both within their organisations and with external partners, the challenges they have faced and how they have overcome them, and the potential for partnerships created by PETs.

Author:

Antonio Rocha

Data Protection Expert
Council of Europe
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Antonio Rocha

Data Protection Expert
Council of Europe
6:00
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